Syllabus Requirements

Syllabus Requirements

Excerpted from Administrative Policy: Syllabus Requirements (Twin Cities, Crookston, Morris, Rochester); edited for application to CIS.

CIS instructors must include a set of required U of M policy statements—which include adaptations for CIS—in their syllabus. CIS provides an updated set of required policies prior to each term. Instructors are encouraged to discuss elements of the policies particularly applicable to their course.

Related Policies:

• Appendix: Recommended Policy Statements for Syllabi

Students need a consistent level of basic information about the content and expectations for each course in which they are enrolled. This policy outlines the minimum components of a syllabus and notes recommended policy statements for inclusion, to ensure that instructors communicate course requirements to students in writing and in a timely manner. This policy implements criteria and requirements for accreditation established by the Higher Learning Commission. 

Instructors are required to develop a course syllabus for each offering of a course and communicate the syllabus to students. For the purposes of this policy, a syllabus is a written or electronic document that contains information students need to know in order successfully to complete the work of the course.

Each syllabus includes two types of information. First is information specific to the course such as its title, goals, readings, assignments and instructor. Second is information informing students of University policies that may have an impact on their participation in the course. This information includes, for example, the University grading system, a disabilities statement, and how to resolve problems between students and instructor.